The defect
Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 King Aire, Essex, London Aire, and Mountain Aire motor homes manufactured November 26, 2013, to November 11, 2014. The wiper blades may separate from the wiper arm connectors, especially when the wipers are used at the high speed setting.
The risk
If the wiper blades separate from the wiper arms, the driver may have reduced visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
The recall began on March 17, 2015. Owners may contact Newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Newmar Essex | 2014, 2015 |
| Newmar King Aire | 2014, 2015 |
| Newmar London Aire | 2014, 2015 |
| Newmar Mountain Aire | 2014, 2015 |
Components: VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newmar Essex | 2014 | 0 | 13 |
| Newmar Essex | 2015 | 1 | 14 |
| Newmar King Aire | 2014 | 1 | 9 |
| Newmar King Aire | 2015 | 0 | 9 |
| Newmar London Aire | 2014 | 0 | 2 |
| Newmar London Aire | 2015 | 0 | 8 |
| Newmar Mountain Aire | 2014 | 1 | 9 |
| Newmar Mountain Aire | 2015 | 1 | 6 |
Other visibility recalls in 2015
21 of the 863 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2015 concerned the visibility; Newmar Corporation filed 120 campaigns in all.
| 15V785000 23 Nov 2015 | Supreme Corporation |
| 15V689000 22 Oct 2015 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 15V684000 21 Oct 2015 | Corp. Micro Bird Inc. |
| 15V609000 29 Sept 2015 | General Motors LLC |
| 15V599000 24 Sept 2015 | General Motors LLC |
| 15V558000 3 Sept 2015 | General Motors LLC |
| 15V553000 2 Sept 2015 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 15V547000 1 Sept 2015 | Spartan Motors USA |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2015